CITY POLIC COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20431, 11 June 1928, Page 13

CITY POLIC COURT.

Saturday, June 9. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew', S.M. DRUNKENNESS. Henry Riley, who had been remanded for a week for medical attention, appeared to answer a charge of drunkenness, pleading guilty, — -Senior Sergeant Quartermain said that it had been necessary to send the defendant to the Hospital where expenses amounting to £l3 19a had been incurred. —The Defendant stated that his age was 52. He worked on a farm at Happy Bush and was prepared to pay all of his wages —£1 a week-: —until the Hospital expenses had been met. —The Magistrate considered that it would not be possible for the defendant to pay more than 10s a week, and ordered him to pay that amount, in default one month’s imprisonment. On the charge of drunkenness he was convicted and discharged. On a similar charge Thomas Farrell, a statutory first offender, was fined 12s 6d, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. On a charge of casting offensive matter he was fined 20s, in default 36 hours’ imprisonment. OBSCENE LANQAUAGE. Lewis Alexander M'Donald pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language, but when asked by the magistrate whether he had anything to say, replied that he knew nothing about the matter.— “ Don’t be silly,” admonished the Magistrate. “ The constable says that you challenged him three or four times. Judging by your lon£ record, you are given to this sort of thing.”—A penalty of one month’s imprisonment with hard labour was imposed.